GREENE – Many improvements were made to Chenango County’s Cook Park in Greene this summer and both revenues and seasonal reservations were up, according to the buildings and grounds department.

“A lot of campers from outside the state were there, for two weeks at a time, visiting relatives here,” said campground manager Douglas Crowley.

Chenango County Youth Bureau Director Cathy Clemens, who was assigned to coordinate the $16,500 facelift, said she hoped to have a swingset and other playground items either donated or purchased and a brochure completed in order to finish the project. The project was approved by the Board of Supervisors in June following years of debate about the 116-acre campground’s viability.

Final numbers aren’t in for the year because the park is open until Oct. 5. However, it has not been profitable since it was gifted to the county in 1957. Taxpayers are levied approximately $15,000 per year to keep the property running and staffed.

Fifteen youth volunteers from a summer youth employment group affiliated with Headwaters Youth Conservation Corps and The Place in Norwich did the work under the supervision of two adults. Among other projects, the youths replaced worn bridges; built stone walls; cleared trails, the boat launch and a picnic area; planted hardwoods and flowers; and erected directional signs.